Blades ponder next move
04 Jul 2007 - 07:12:08
Sheffield United are pondering their next move after an arbitration panel upheld the Premier League's decision not to dock West Ham points over the Tevez-Mascherano affair.
The decision means that the Blades are all but certain to start life back in the Championship next season, although they have yet to signal a formal end to their quest for justice.
A statement from the Blades read: "We are pleased that the tribunal rejected the Premier League's contention that we were not entitled to challenge that disciplinary decision.
"We note that the tribunal, in response to that challenge, decided not to overturn the disciplinary commission's decision despite concluding that they would in all probability have deducted points from West Ham had they been hearing the case themselves.
"We are obviously very disappointed by this conclusion, in particular in circumstances where the tribunal recognised that the outcome of the decision turned out to be 'unfortunate in the extreme' and that Sheffield United have done nothing wrong to merit this outcome.
"We are currently considering these findings with our professional advisers.
"It would be inappropriate for us to comment further until we have had the opportunity to consider the reasons the tribunal has given for its decision."